Houston Chronicle

Endorsed 12 candidates in 2026.

Who they are

The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. With the 1995 buyout of its longtime rival the Houston Post, the Chronicle became Houston's newspaper of record.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 12 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats.

The 9 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average slightly left. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not Houston Chronicle themselves.

Who they endorsed

Texas

Gina Hinojosa (Democrat) · Texas Governor
Greg Abbott (Republican) · Texas Governor
Christian Menefee (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 18
Shaun Finnie (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 2
Marquette Greene-Scott (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 22
Sylvia Garcia (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 29
Johnny Garcia (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 35
Brian Babin (Republican) · Texas U.S. House District 36
Melissa McDonough (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 38
Alexander Hale (Republican) · Texas U.S. House District 7
Laura Jones (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 8
James Talarico (Democrat) · Texas U.S. Senate

Endorsements as listed in the Endorsements sections of Wikipedia's 2026 race articles, each with its own citation there. Those lists cover federal and statewide races well and local races little, so an endorser may have endorsed others not shown here. All endorsers.

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